Despite $5.3M deficit, Juneau School Board adds free breakfast for all kids
In spite of a looming $5.3 million deficit, the Juneau School Board thinks it’s a good idea to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to give out free breakfasts to all students, regardless of their families’ financial
Alaska’s GOP lawmakers decry Democrat’s ‘juvenile protest’ during Begich’s speech
Alaska House and Senate Republican Caucuses issued a joint statement, denouncing the antics by Rep. Zack Fields (D-Anchorage), who held up a “ICE Out” sign during U.S. Congressman Nick Begich’s annual address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature
Bill threatening Alaska parental rights advances to final House committee
A highly controversial bill, which critics say will undermine fundamental rights of parents, has moved to the Alaska State House Rules Committee, where it could soon be scheduled for a final vote on the
GOP aims to crash Peltola’s Iditarod meet & greet with tough questions
In the lead-up to the gathering, RNC’s Western Regional Communications Director Nick Poche sent out an email alert with suggested questions that attendees might ask Peltola as her party continues to withhold funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland
Alaska agrees to 20-year federal partnership to manage and harvest Tongass forest
The U.S. Forest Service and the State of Alaska have signed a groundbreaking 20-year shared stewardship agreement aimed at expanding forest management and strengthening Alaska’s timber
U.S. conducting ‘Arctic Edge’ military exercises in Alaska and Greenland
In an effort to improve readiness and demonstrate military capabilities in the Arctic, the U.S. is conducting joint exercises in multiple locations across Alaska and Greenland from Feb. 23 to March
Anchorage diner owner, who defied Covid mandates, invited to State of Union speech
In 2020, the Kriners became a lightning rod when they doggedly refused to bow to then-Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s order that all indoor dining operations shut down due to his Covid
OPINION: A logical, pragmatic look at Trump’s quest to control Greenland
Many Americans are still navigating their own thoughts on what the ideal U.S. strategy for Greenland should look like, especially considering the complexities involved with the existing five major and permanently inhabited U.S.
Alaska bill that could vastly expand chemical abortion passes House committee
Highly controversial legislation is under consideration in the Alaska Legislature that critics say will drastically expand chemical abortions around the
OPINION: Sen. Murkowski vows to oppose free & fair elections bill
The House of Representatives just passed a major piece of election integrity legislation called the SAVE Act, which requires a picture ID to vote in federal elections. This idea is wildly popular with Americans from both parties and would seem like an
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